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Relationship between hypophyseal portal GHRH and somatostatin and peripheral GH levels in the conscious sheep

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The mechanisms involved in the genesis of pulsatile GH secretion are not well understood. Recently, methods for hypophyseal portal blood collection in conscious sheep became available. Using this method, GHRH and SRIH secretion into hypophyseal portal blood (HPB) and GH release from the pituitary gland were simultaneous assessed and the relationship between GHRH and SRIH changes in HPB and GH in peripheral blood was investigated. In 23 rams (9–11 month old, 35–45 kg bw), 126 hours of HPB were analysed. Fifty-four spontaneous GH peaks were detected. The majority of GH peaks (48.1%) was associated with an increased portal GHRH and a fall in somatostatin concentrations. A simultaneous increase in GHRH and somatostatin levels was observed in 18.5% of GH peaks while 12.9% of peaks occurred with a fall in SRIH and no modification in GHRH concentrations. Finally, 5/54 (9.3%) GH peaks occurred without any modification in portal GHRH and SRIH release. Our data indicate that the GHRH/SRIH interplay is complex. The occurrence of spontaneous GH peaks may be due not only to a coordinate increase in GHRH and reduction in SRIH release similar to male rat, but also to other patterns of GHRH/SRIH secretion.

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    M. Cataldi, E. Magnan, V. Guillaume, A. Dutour, B. Conte-Devolx &  C. Oliver

  2. Istituto di Endocrinologia, 2a Facoltà di Medicina, Napoli, Italy

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Cataldi, M., Magnan, E., Guillaume, V. et al. Relationship between hypophyseal portal GHRH and somatostatin and peripheral GH levels in the conscious sheep. J Endocrinol Invest 17, 717–722 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347767

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